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Fletcher is so much better recognizing plays and picking up coverage and moving laterally. That just comes with experience. Riley will get better but because of Fletcher's experience in the league and being able to diagnose plays, Fletcher is miles ahead of Riley._________________

Okay, so I was thinking about how Rob Jackson got paid a lil more then other backups and that he should see time inside with fletcher on passing situations. Also think of the blitz combos with Orakpo, Kerrigan & Jackson something like the nascar but better.

One less linebacker who's better than London fletcher today. (Well at least in some posters eyes, not this guy! ) Darryl Washington got suspended today for the first 4 games for violating the league's substance abuse policy.

Fletcher, however, that's based on last year. And I will say that from 2011 to 2012, there was a drop in Fletcher's ability. It would not surprise me if this season, they're equal.

Robinson should be the "coverage" linebacker by mid season on.

yeah, Robinson is definitely going to be the coverage LB, he was last year. It helps that he's 6'3, it's hard to throw over him in the middle. He's also athletic, has good hip turn in his drops.

It will be interesting to see how Fletcher does this year if he's healthy. I still attribute his inconsistent play last year to his leg injury.

Fletcher also had those dizzy spells that were never diagnosed.

yeah and that does make me worry that they could be concussion related or something. This very well could be his last year and if it is, I hope he and the team go out with a bang just like Ray Lewis did last year._________________RIP SSFmike23md

Fletcher, however, that's based on last year. And I will say that from 2011 to 2012, there was a drop in Fletcher's ability. It would not surprise me if this season, they're equal.

Robinson should be the "coverage" linebacker by mid season on.

yeah, Robinson is definitely going to be the coverage LB, he was last year. It helps that he's 6'3, it's hard to throw over him in the middle. He's also athletic, has good hip turn in his drops.

It will be interesting to see how Fletcher does this year if he's healthy. I still attribute his inconsistent play last year to his leg injury.

Fletcher also had those dizzy spells that were never diagnosed.

yeah and that does make me worry that they could be concussion related or something. This very well could be his last year and if it is, I hope he and the team go out with a bang just like Ray Lewis did last year.

It was not concussion related, it was balance issues, which was probably due to a lot of things. ear infections, dehydration, and what not can effect your equilibrium. I mean, I have balance issue every day, but that is cause of a neurological issue. His have since subsided.

Well, one would sure like it to be Riley given his superior athleticism(at this point, obviously when Fletcher was younger he was the fastest Linebacker in football), but he's never shown any great coverage ability. Fletcher isn't what he used to be in coverage either, but so long as the weird "balance issue" that creeped up a few games last year doesn't come back, he's better than Riley in coverage until the latter shows some kind of big improvement._________________Stop slobbering over Brian Dawkins